Advisor at Calton & Associates, Inc.
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Location
Ansonia, OH 45303
Credentials
Series 63
Industry experience
41 years
Wesley Wilt is a financial advisor at Calton & Associates, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an agent for Wilt Insurance, focusing on the sales and service of life, health, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Calton & Associates serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and estates by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm offers both fee-based and commissionable products through its dual registration as an investment adviser and broker-dealer, with investment recommendations tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.
Based on Calton & Associates, Inc.
Based on Calton & Associates, Inc.
Financial planning services may be charged a flat fee, negotiable; retirement plan consulting may be charged a flat fee up to $50,000
Up to 2.60% annually (negotiable by client and IAR)
Commission charged on securities and insurance products purchased and sold; separate from advisory fees
Financial planning and retirement plan consulting services may be charged hourly up to $500/hour
Performance-based fees charged for certain clients generally with net worth over $2,200,000 or at least $1,100,000 assets; fixed fee up to 25% of account balance quarterly in advance plus performance fee up to 10% of net increase charged quarterly in arrears
Account minimum: $50,000 Fee-only: Investment advisory fees based on assets under management up to 2.60%, negotiable; financial planning fees charged as flat fee or hourly, negotiable; retirement plan consulting fees charged as flat fee, AUM percentage (up to 1.5%), or hourly (up to $500/hour)
119 W Canal St
Ansonia, OH 45303
Ohio · Texas
Calton & Associates, Inc
2019 - Present (7 years)
Arbor Point Advisors
2014 - 2019 (5 years)
Securities America Advisors
2014 - 2019 (5 years)
Securities America, Inc
2014 - 2019 (5 years)
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Broker-dealer / trader
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